Blessed Hope Church

In this episode our staff is back together again to discuss the Celebrate Recovery ministry and answer many FAQ’s. Learn more about this ministry here: https://blessedhope-vinton.org/celebrate-recovery/

There is very little in our world that is as tragic as trauma. It wounds…cuts…and scars deeply. Often times, trauma happens because we are stuck in the middle of a broken world (we see this in war and the loss of loved ones)…but far too often, trauma happens because of abuse. And often times, abuse […]

Too many people that deal with depression do so in isolation and in silence. Most people would never know from the outside that inwardly a person is struggling to even function. In addition, there are many who are fighting with depression without really understanding that is the battle that they are in. Depression then becomes […]

In this episode we dive deeper into our mental health sermon series, “Unspoken.”  We are joined by guests Lisa Marter & Elise Healzer as we talk a little more practically about navigating mental illness both for ourselves and those in our direct sphere of influence.

One of the most frustrating things about living as a Christian with mental illness is the struggle of thinking that if we just tried harder, we could overcome what troubles us. But it’s just not that simple. As human beings we are complex creatures and therefore mental illness is a complex illness.

It seems that mental illness is a taboo subject in the church. Why? Most likely because we just don’t understand what mental illness really is – and because the longer we’ve been in church – there is a good chance that we’ve adopted the 3 unspoken church rules about it: 1 – Don’t talk about […]

This week we’re joined by three volunteers from our youth ministry – Stacie Marzen, Greg Svoboda, & Tim Kurth. We chat about why this ministry is important, strategies for reaching youth, & for fun – what they would tell their middle school selves if they could.

God knew that along with our relationship with Him there is great joy that comes through our relationships with each other. While this is true we also live in a fallen world where the beautiful design of God has been distorted and our relationship with each other marred.

We have the privilege of communicating directly with God which is a blessing beyond measure and should be the wellspring of joy in our lives. When we live with that kind of joy in our lives – it should be contagious!

In this episode, Adult Discipleship leader Haley Close joins us to talk about our fall small group semester and why biblical community matters.

Living with joy is often times harder than we realize…for a lot of different reasons. But the truth of the matter is that when we simplify it – we might find that living with joy is a little easier than we thought. How do we simplify it? By looking at Jesus and all that he […]

As we run to keep up with Jesus we will do so with ridiculous joy. This is the second core value that we have established as Blessed Hope Community Church. As followers of Jesus we are promised to be filled with an “inexpressible and glorious joy” (1 Peter 1:8) which means we will be a […]

The staff is back together this week for episode 40 where we discuss spiritual disciplines and why they are so critical to following Jesus.

We were sinners but Christ died for us…and the Holy Spirit seals us as children of God. It’s a beautiful truth! And too often we quit there. We claim our salvation in Christ and then we live lives that are largely unchanged. BUT…Christians are to grow to be more and more like Jesus.

Guest speaker Mark Moyer of Heartland Youth for Christ shares that we are not just saved but are also being transformed to reflect Jesus to the world.

In this episode we discuss all things 2 services related – why we’re excited, why it matters, and even what we are nervous about.

Through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross our sins are atoned for and we can find salvation, forgiveness and justification.

Paul makes this declaration at the beginning of his letter to the Church of Rome and then spends the rest of the time writing to these believers explaining exactly what the gospel is, why it matters, what it accomplishes and how we must respond as followers of Jesus.

In this episode, we discuss corporate worship and Pastor David gives us 3 ways we can posture our hearts for Sunday morning.

When we are running to keep up with Jesus – the one we are depending on is the creator and sustainer of the entire universe…and he is able to do so much more than we can even imagine.